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The celebrated MUSICAL and other AUTOMATA, dis fliaying, in a great variety of subjects, from the most elegant uman Figure down to the smallest Birds and Insects, the as tonishing powers of Mechanism, by their wonderful imitations of animated Nature; together with the choice COLLEC TION of ANCIENT ARMOUR surrounding the Hall.— Also, the INPANTINE ARITHMETICIAN, only Six Years of age, gifted with • the astonishing faculty of 'Solving arithmetical questions, without the use of either pen or pencil, or even a knowledge f the numerals themselves. This highly interesting child uniformly details the method pursued by him in arriving at the solution of the proposed questions.—Admit. tance, 25,; Children, Is. . • Also, the surprising GIANT, Monsieur LOUIS, the tallest Man who has visited this Kingdom since the days of O'Brien, pattl. far superior in elegant syMmetry, proportion, and musCu, lar strength. Monsieur Louis (who is 25 years of age, pos sessing all the polite and agreeable Manners, of his country men), will gratify his Visitors. with a sight or his favounte Horse Nonpareil, - being the smallest in the World.—Admit tenet:, Is. 6 . • The Child will be attended to the. Residences of the No bility and Gentry. Now on her Passage to Gravesend, For MADRAS and CA I/CUTTA, THE -fine Teak Ship CITY of EDINBURGH, Captain GEORGE MILNE ; has 'two or three Cabs. dis engaged, and offers a desirable o pportunity to Cadets iti or others wishing to obtain their rank early in the Season, as this Ship is now the first sailing from London ; cart ies a Surgeon, has superior accomodation, and the charge for Passage very moderate. For Passage apply to Messrs. Inglis, Forbes, and Co. 2, Illansionhouse-place Mr. William Masson, 8, St. Swithen's lane ; or to Buckles, Bagster, and Buchanan, 33, Mark-lane. IRISH " The Last Man!' who can ever have the honour, singly as Contractor, to submit a Lottery to the British Public, has been more than usually anxious to render this his Last Scheme worthy their approval. Government having arranged the bast Lottery of all to be taken by the Office-keepers who usually bid for a Lottery, and 'determined that, ItISH'S FAREWELL CONTRACT, Being the very Last Lottery but One that can ever be offered, must be all decided WEDNESDAY, the 3d of MAY. BIM entreats his " best - friends," the Public, to be early in their application for 'rickets and Shares, to partake•of the SIX. PRIZES of £2LOOO, &c. &c. forming an aggregate of • £337,000 ! • ALL TO BE DECIDED.IN ONE DAY, WEDNESDAY, the 311 of MAY. • Tickets and Shares are selling at BISIPS, the Contractor's, Offices, No. 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross and by his Agents in all the principal Cities an d Towns of the United sin .dons. LIM'S GREAT LUCK! — The tide of succe ss continues to now uninterrupedly to BISH'S Offices—every drawing affordi hint the gratification of announcing that a very large p ortion of all the Prizes have been sold by him. In the Lottery ,iust ended, he Shared and Sold several Capitals, including Two PRIZES of £20,000 each, viz. 7,340 Class A, a Prize of. £20,00 . 0 ! • 10,004 Class B, a Prize of £ 20 , 000 I in the previous Lottery, which was all drawn 6th December last, BISII sold TWO of £30,000 ! And in the Lottery immediately preceding, drawn on the lttth October last, BNB Sohl THREE of 1.2.1,000 And within the lam Eleven Months ' • BISH sold FIVE £30,000, and ELEVEN £20,000 ! rip CLARK'S GENERAL. OuTrETTING t • WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and WEST IN DIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER CHANGE, STRAND. Officers, Cadets, and •Writers going to India, and. Gentle men proceeding to South America, or any 'other part of the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole of their Mili tary Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c. together with a large and well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding ; Cabin Wash-hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps; Sea Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every other description of Travelling Equipage. AN ASSORTM ENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted with the necessary requisites for India, and other tropical climates : likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles. Knives anti Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; Military and Hindostanee Books, Maps, &c. - A FASIiIONABI E STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tan dem, Phivton, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with every description of Saddlery, Sce. Ste. for home use, East and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspection from their excellent quality, first stile of workmanship, and moderate prices. All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly adhered to, of asking but one Ready Money Price, from which no abate ment will be made. SORES, BURNS, SCALDS, WOUNDS, ULCER 6, Le. AIrARSHALL'S UNIVERSAL CERAT . E, A. This Cerate will be found mo s t e fli cac i oua i n ever y k ipd of Wound, Sore, Scald, Burn, Bruise, Eroption, Ulcers of eiv_Pry denomination, especially Sore and Ulcerates' Legs, which " 4 ve been healed in so rapid a manner, that a new method ef cure has been - established by this useful Preparation ; Sore Breasts, Inflammation of the Eyes, &c. SCorbutie and Cance rous Humours ' Erysipelas or St. Anthony's Fire, Ring \Vaal, Sore Thro a t s , Chops, Chilblains, &c. &c. Sold in Boxes a t I s . lid. an d s. 9d. by Butlers, Chemists, 4, Cheapsitle, corner of St. P a ul' s ,, London ; 54, Sackville street, Dublin ; and 73. Princes -street, Edinburgh Savory and Co. 136, New Bond -street, and 220, Regent -street ; and by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. *.* Notice.—E. Marshall, respectffillY informs - the Public, that from and after the lit of March, 182 G, Mr. Charles Butler, will be her sole Agent for the s a l e o f t h e above Cerate, w h ich will bear her name on the label of each Box, as executrix of the late John Marshall, and a Government Stamp with the words " Charles Butler, 4, Cheapside," engraved thereon. DEAN, FASHIONABLE and J TARY TATLOR, 421, STRAND, LONDON, te. spectfuliv apprizes Gentlemen and Tradesmen, that hi , Stock of CLO'lliS and GASSIMERES are of the best West 'of England, Spanish, and Saxon Manufacture, which his plan of Cash Prices will enable him to °Gil - he Public at the Nl lowinpery low Rates; at the same time pledging himself to have every article of the hest Workmunship, and cut in the Most Fashiunable - Styli, viz.:— • C. 8. d. X. s: d. Superfine Coat in Colour* . .3 14 0 to 3 0 0 Superfine Ditto, Blue or Blsck . 2 18 0 3 3 0 Ditto• Ditto, bctitttax.ny Wool 'do.- 3 8 0 —3 le U S uperfine Great Coat or Frock, in Colours - 3' 0 o—3 10 0 Ditto do. faced with Silk - 3 8 o—3 16 0 hb ulledKerseymete Trowsers . .150 —1 8 0 ' eollinet and Valentia Waistcoats 0 II 0 0 14 0 Black, or Buff Kersey tVaistcoats 0 13 0 ..,-0 15 0 White Mareclles Waistcoats - 0 13 0 0 15 0 A Suit of Livery Complete . . , 410 0 3 . D. submits to Gentlemen viho contract by the Year the following low Terms : ' • 6 Suits . - ,C3O 10 0I 4 Suits 6 Ditto 26 0 0 3 Ditto . - kin 0 0 _ In 0 0 The Left•off Clothes must be returned. Ladies' Habits and•Pelisses Plain or Elegantly Braided.-, Young Gentlemen's or Children's Dresses, Fancy or Plain, on the lowest possible Terms. —Gentlemen's Camlet Cloaks kept on band for the conveniency of Gentlemen travelling.— ItegiMentals and Navel Uniforms to Regulation.—Export Orders executed at sib per cent. upon Cost Price. Three doors from Bedford.street FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1826. of precipitation, and contended that it was not a new thing to com plain of the state of West India property, for that property had never been prosperous, and he rejoieed at it, for its prosperity was founded on the misery of Slaves. Lord REDESDALE explained. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought. it important to the country to state, that the language of petitions bad been from time to time for gradual Abolition. That - language bad also been held by Parliament. Earl GROSVENOR explained. The Petition was then laid on the table. The Marquis of LANSDOWN. 'said, he had a Petition to present from the Inhabitants of, Barnard Castle on the subject of Colonial Slavery. The Petitionera did not ask their Lord ships to have recourse to immediate emancipation ; it re sembled in that respect every Petition, he. had been oiled on to present. The Noble Marquis added, that he had care fully examined every Petition put into his hands, and if he had seen a request for immediate einancipation, he should not have laid it before their Lordship 4. The Petitioners said they approVed of the 'resolution pawed ite Joel, as being well calculated to accomplish the gradual abolition of .slavery. Ile knew of no mode of proceeding; mor - e4ely to prevertrim4eteriora tine of Colonial property. Nothingstould mare promote . the 3 r CU, rity of West India proprietmak.than 4 , -diviiition on the WO of the legislating bodies, for ameliorating .tbe condition of the *laves. Parliament had exercised, forbearance before unknown. Their Lordships had called on them to do jaatice to the unhappy slaves, and taught them a lesson which be hoped would be adopted by those legislators, when they came seriously to reflect on the state' of that society in which they were placed. There could be but one opinion, Emancipation, to be effectual, must be gradual.—The Petition was then laid on the table. Earl FORTESCUE presented a similar Petition' from Greet 1 Torrington. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a Petition, hay= ing the same object in view, from the parish of All Saints, Poplar. Also a Petition from the Queen's County for revi.siou of the Corn Laws.—Laid on the table. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MISCELLANEOUS • General EGASCOYNE presented a petition from Liverpool, against the present system of Licensing Public-houses.--Laid on the table. Sir J. SEBRIGHT presented a petition from the Watermen of the River Thames, plying between Westminster Bridge and Vauxhall, complaining of the hardships they were likely to en dure, if the Bill then before the blouse were allowed to pass into a law, *0 one of the regulations of the Bill restricted them from plying on a Sunday, which was one of their most lucrative days. The lion. Member stated, that the majority of the petitioners were men of industrious habits, and had large families to main tain.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE presented it petition from Clon Gibbon, in the county of Cork, against the Peace Preservation Act.—Lail on the table. • Mr. S. WORTI.EY moved for leave-to bring in a Bill to re. gulate the taking the Poll at County Elections in York. Mr. HUME hoped there would be ,some regulation in this Bill to bring the electors to the poll in greater numbers, than the present system of coming one by one. Mr. S. WORTLEY explained. The-Hon. Meinber's regula tion could not be adopted at elections in York, on account of the want of accommodation for more than a limited number at a time. —(A laugh.) Mr. SYKES was afraid there would hardly be sufficient tune to go into the merits and demerits of the Bill this Session. After a few observations from Lord STANt.Ity, Mr, S. WORTLEY obtained leave to bring in the Bill. Mr.' S. RICK moved for a Return of the Duty on Newspe.- pers in Ireland during the last five years, previous to January, 18 4 26 ; also the Stamp Duty on such Papers in England us well as Ireland. Also, the number of Gallons of Spirits distilled in Scatland, from raw material, distinguishing such spirit from that distilled from malt; together with the number of Bushels of Malt, or other ingredient used in the distillation of 'such spirit, during the same period. Also, the number of Gallons of Spirit distilled in Ireland from Malt, with the number of Bushels employed in such distillation, and the drawback duty of one shilling a gallon on such spirit, from January 1823, to 1825.—Ordered. Mr. SYKES gave notice" of his intention to move, on Wed nesday next, for leave to bring in a Bill relative to the Rights'of Election. 111 r. Sergeant ONSLOW presented a petition from the Attor neys and Solicitors practising in the Courts of Westminster against any alteration in the articles of Clerkship.—Laid on the table. CURRENCY. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from the Royal Burgh of Pittenvireem against any alteration in the currency of Scotland.—Referred to the Committee. Mr. S. RICE presented petitions from two Parishes in the County of Limerick against any interference in the circulation of small notes in Ireland.—Referred to the Committee on the bank ing system of Scotland and Ireland. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, XPRIL 20. COURT OF CHANCERY. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a Bill to amend the Acts regulating the practice of the Court o;* Chancery with r es pect to the investment of money in the purchatue of landed property.— Read a first time. BILLS. Mr. Cliwuroarrx, General GASCOYNE, and others, brought up from the Commons, the Joint Stock Companies Bill, the Ireland Minor Courts Small Debts Recovery Bill, the Iniakeewri Bill, the Irish Process Acts Amendment Bill, the Assessed Taxes Composi tion Bill, the Skins Drawback Duties Bill, the Scotland Ptivate Distillation Bill, and the President of the Board of Trade Salary Bill.—Read a first time. PETITIONS. Lord - ARBUTHNOT presented petitions from several parishes in the county of Perth against any alteration in the Banking Sys teni.—Laid on the table. _ The Earl of LIMERICK presented a petition from the High Sheriff and Corporation of Limerick against the Smell Notes Bill. Laid on the table. _ . _ The Marquis of HUNTLEY presented several petitions from parishes in Aberdeenshire against any alteration in the Banking Systetn.—Laid ou the table. Petitions against the continuance of Negro Slavery were pre sented by the Earl of Lauderdale, from Kidderminster ; by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, from the town of Wells, and by Viscount Melville, from the Presbytery of Forfar.—Laid on the table. ' MISCELLANEOUS. The Bishop of FERNS gave notice, that towards the end of the aext lieek he should bring forward a motion founded on the Re port of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of Schools in Ireland. On the motion of Earl DARNLEY, certain papers connected with, that Report were ordered to be printed. Mr. JOHNSON, from the office of the Chief Secretary for Ire land, presented an account of the number of Banks established in that country.—Laid on the table. MI S SOL ONG H I. Earl GROSVENOR wished to ask the Noble Earl opposite a question regarding the affairs of Greece. A letter had appeared in a Morning Paper (the Morning Post), supposed to be written by au English Colonel in the Greek service, who witnessed and described the fall of Missolonghi. Great as hid been the efforts of the Greeks, and the estimation in which they were held, this letter was calculated to excite still greater admiration iu the constancy and heroism of a city which had repelled seventy attacks, and had only fallen at last, after the thinned ranks of its besiegers had been reinforced by 20,000 barbarians. On such a subject there was, he felt convinced, but one opinion throughout the House and the country. What lie wished to ask the Noble Earl, who would give ad direct or indirect an answer as, hg might think proper, was whether he entertained any hope whatever of the cause of the Greeks being taken up. From what had been stated;in the letter to which he had alluded, it was evident that the cause miss not desperate. He was therefore anxious 'to hear that it was not en tirely abandoned; and that the Greeks were not laid for ever at the feet of their oppressoisi. He knew that Russia was said to be disposed to interfere in behalf of the Principalities which she was bound by treaties to protect, but he hoped that the annihilation of Greece would not be made the price of the liberation of Wallachia or Mold:win. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could give no other answer than that he believed the report of the fall of Missolonghi was erro neous, as to the time at which that event' was stated to have oc curred. The facts mentioned in the letter could not therefore be true, for it represented Miss()looghi to have fallen at a time when it certainly had not fallen. He bed had no diffieulty in answering this queutim►, its it was one abOnt news : but the other put by the Noble Earl was of a different nature. It related to transactions between Foreign States, in which this country hail throughout remained . perfectly neutral, and on which he could express no opinion. Their Lordships and the country were, aware that the policy of his Majesty's Government on that subject, whether right or wrong, was one of neutrality. To this policy 'we had re mained faithfully attached, and had not interfered. WEST INDIES. Lord REDESDALE presented a Petition from certain Mer chants and Traders, 'holding Mortgagee on West India property, who prayed for the adoption of measures calculated to restore the value of that property. The Noble and Learned Lord stated its depreciation to be such,, in consequence of the pending discussions and proposed emancipation of slaves, that marriage settlements could not be executed, and mortgagee had no value. He depre cated the idea of precipitation in emancipating the negroes. Their Lordships and the country ought to know that the immediate abolition of slavery was imposirible, or that if it were carried into effect, it would cause another massacre of the whites, similar to that which had once taken place at St. Domingo. The operation of time could alone put an end to slavery: Means must first be adopted to give slaves that character which alone could fit them for freedom. They must acquire religion and property, and there must be inequality amongst themselves, that they may reap advantage from their relative situations. He would not pretend to say what it might become their Lordships to adopt ; but something 'like a declaration that it was intended that, whatever should be done, should proceed from the Colonial Assemblies, would have the effect for which the petitioners prayed. It was important that something should be done, to afford to the property of the petitioners the protection of the country.—(A copy of the Petition will be found in our fourth page.) The Earl of LIVERPOOL, after expressing much respect for the Noble sad Learned Lord, and the petition which he had presented, begged leave to say, that if he supposed that there was any intention on the part of Parliament or the public to precipitate the emancipation of the negroes, he should be as much opposed to that measure as his Noble Friend himself, or any other man of sense in the country. Not only ought the subject to be approached with caution, but all the great inte rests of property and others which were involved ought to make it one of peculiar attention. Neither must the country herself lose sight' of that great consideration, that the system which she was anxious to abolish had been her own work, and that the planters had engaged' in it under her own direct encouragement for wort thin 100 years. After saying this, he could not help i g ni h rs iti u t e l d ee t p he re c g o r u e rse t th w at hi t c l i i l e th Co ey lonial Assemblies should ought to have done. As expressing his deep regret that the Colonial Assemblies should not r h es a v s i e n some of our colonies stood in a different situation from the rest, the Crown haiing a right to legislate for them, it had been hoped, by exercising that right in a proper manner within them, to chalk out course' for others, and to spew what mode of legislation was thought to be, applicable to all. This had been done with respect to Trinidad and Demerara, and other Colonies had adopted some of the ameliorations effected in those settlements. Let the Noble - Lord and - the Petitioners lonic at what had al ready been done, and let them say, whither it betrayed any precipitation? No : it was all a course of gradual and moderate ameliorations. Let the Colonies lend themselves to such a course. Danger would not arise to them from temperate con cessions, but from resisting the will of Parliament and of the , country. Let them shew a disposition to adopt those principles, and from that moment they would be entirely under British pro tection, but this protection was not to be gained by an opposite, conduct Let the Noble Lord look at the prominent featarea of the Order in Council sent - to Trinidad, and let him say whether danger could , possibly accrue from adopting its suggestions?— He would allow, and had allowed time for the action and removal of prejudices, and he had admitted that it would be a great advantage if the Colonies would of - themselves do all that was necessary to be done: Ile - regretted that they did not render all interference su perfluous by adopting the propositions submitted to them as the course most consonant with their aalety. But let them set about the work with a sincere desire, a true anitntts to improvethe con dition of Slaves. Should Parliament see them once follow that course, they would have nothing to dread from the mother coun try, but might rely upon her for protection. He sincerely wished that the Colonists would -adopt a conciliatory course, and not place themselves in that unfOrtunate situation which would force Par liament to legislate for them. Lord - SUFFIELD defended the Abolitionists against the charge MESSAGE PROM THE LORDS. A Alessage from the Lords ,stated their Lordships entire con currence in several private Bills, without any amendment. GAME LAWS. Mr. BLACKBURN presented a petition from the Sheriff awl Grand Jury of Lancaster, praying the Rouse to direct their at- tention to the Game Laws, which were at present in a very un• finished state. Lord LOWTHER thought the system adopted by the Lanca shire Gentlemen in defence of their game was truly reprehensible. This was done by wholesale importation of gu' and ammu nition from Birmingham. It was nothing uncommon fttr par ties of gamekeepers and their as s i s t an t s , to the number of twenty, (and in many instances more) to parade the different Preecrveth and, upon seeing a company of poachers, to fire upon them as long as their ammunition lasted, and there were instances of young men who had died from the effects of wounds received in these skirmishes, in the different hospitals, without knowing to whom they could attribtite their death. He, did not mean to say that the fire was not in many instances returned from the party thus attacked, and the sooner this system of murder and warfare was put an end to, the better. Ile attributed this system of poaching, to the avidity witb which the fruits of such predatory excursions were sought after. Men could be found fouls enough to risk their lives in such encounters at the hiee of 4id. per night. The Petition was signed; he `pereeived, 'by the Grand Jury, the major part (if not the whole) of whom were engaged in the nulli fier he had thus deecribed; in the defence of their game, and who felt an anxious wish to have some measures devised which should preserve their property without Tisking the lives of their fellow creatures. He heartily concurred in the prayer of the Petition, and hoped the Hon. Member for Yorkshire would persevere in bringing forward his plan of relief on this subject. After a few observations from Mr S. WORTLEY, Mr. B. WILBRAHAM role to make an observation, - which went to exculpate in a great measure the Gentlemen of Lancas ter, against whom an insinuation had been made as to their man ner of defending their game from the attack* of poachers.— There were many instances upon record, in which, when a party of poachers to the number of 18 or 20 met a gamekeeper, they instantly fired at him, and if not killed by this, they would at tack him with their guns, and so disable him, that it was a chance if he recovered from the effects. This was just the reverse of what an Hon. Member had a d van ced, but it was no less true for that. It was, therefore, with the intention of protecting the lives of their servants, that these Gentlemen incre a s e d t h e num b er of their gamekeep er' , and provided them with' means of defence and not offence. After a slight conversation bet Ween Lord 11111..r0w and two other Hon. Alembers, the petition was brought up and ordered to be printed. Colonel BAGWELL presented a Petition from the Earl of Glengall against the extension of the Spring . Gun Bill to hnd. Mr. CURTEIS assured the Hon. Member that as the action of the Bill was never intended to extend to Iteiand, it was uselesS pe titioning against it. CORN LAWS. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition, signed by 2,100 inha bitants of Todmorden, praying the House (as they bail, already granted several beneficial measures relative to Foreign Trade) not to relax in these beneficial measures, but to devise some alteration of the present Corn Laws. —Or&red to be printed. SLAVERY. Mr. J. Scarf presented a petition from the borough of Brid port and two other !Awes, praying for the Abolition of Slavery.-.- Ordered to be printed. Similar Petitions were presented from Tring and two other places by Sir J. Sebright ; from Guildford by Mr. Sergeant On.: slow ; from Baldock, by Sir J. Sebright ; from Bridgewater, by Mr. Tynte ; from . Truro, by Mr. IL Vivian ; from Keswick, by •Sir J. Lowther ; from the county of York, by Mr. S. Wortley ; from Hollyborne, by Sir J. Loyd ; from a parish in the county of Tipperary, by Colonel Bagwell ; from Ashfield, and two other places; by Lord Altharpe; froze Monteith, by Mr. ii. Drum mond ; from• the county of Tyrone, iu Ireland, by Mr. Knox ; from Guisborough and Loftus, by 'Air. Dundas ; from Moffat, by Mr. K. Douglas ; front Thorntrm7, -. by Sir W. Gilts° • from' three places in the county of Aberdeen ; from the Pirst!United Congregation of Associated Ministers of Belfend in 'Northumber land, of the burgh of Linlitlivw,-of-.Wirt.C.`aider, of Delmote,... of. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of North Berwick, of Morton liampsted, of Duroblane, of Temple SoWerhy, ijf', the Royal burgh of Ala. wick, of Kinross ; also a similar'Pctition from the Second Con gregation of Associated Ministers of Diunblane, by Mr. Brougham; from Reading, in Berkshire, by Mr. F. Palmer ; and from Kel , vedon, in Essex, by Mr. Western.' The Petitions were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Byng presented a Petition from the parish of St. Ann, Limehonse, for an alteration of the Corn Laws ; and atiother from the same place, for the repeal of the Window Tax. WEST INDIA PROPERTY. Mr. BARING, in rising to present a petition numerously signed by persons interested in West India property, would very briefly state the objects which the petitioners had in view.. When they perceived the temper and prejudices which prevailed through out the country, to diffuse which he might be permitted to say no pains were spared, and no arts left unemployed, it was natural and right that they should appeal to that House, claiming its pro tection for property which bad grown up under the'sanction of the Legislature. What they justly insisted on was, that nt, inva sion of their property should take place without full remuneration and indemnity being secured to them. They complained, end he thought not without reason, that their property was hung up, in consequence of the uncertainty in which it was placed by many of the e xaggerations which had seen diffteied, and the excited state of the public mind. The excitement was indeed such, that the ques tion was in some measure taken out of the hands of Ministers, and even out of the hands of Parliament,' He was as much as any Man the - friend of every practicable amelioration in the condition of the slaves, and he believed that the Woit:lndia interest would go, hear tily with theta in pursuit of that object, if those who professed to be the peculiar advocates of the slave population could say distinctly at what they aimed, , and not go on making the attaimnent of one object the stepping stone to others. Mr. WM. SMITH denied every particle of the insinuations brought forward by his Hon. Friend. He adverted to a recent pe tition from the Council of Antigua, in which they accused persons whom they described as pretenders to religion, of usurping the pro vince of the Established Church, and attacking, private proverty, and claimed protection from those officious intruders upon this, among other grounds, that their ancestors had sought refuge in that Colony from Puritanical persecutors. The hest answer that' could be given to the allegations of these petitioners, was to read part of the evidence given some years ago before a Com thittee of the Privy Council by Gentlemen from. this very . Co lony, in proof of the improvement which the Moravian. and other Missions had. effected in the character and habits of the slave population. . Mr. WARE admitted that exaggeration had been einployed by the advocates of both aides of this question. The proprietors el West India property had just cause of alarm and complaint from the unreasonable language' held in this • country.. 'What, for in stance, could he thought of some passages in a recent .pamphlet of Mr. Stephens, who deoounced the owners of West India property 113 a class, and described them as men unfit for a seat its Parliament? What could be thought of his moderation and can dour, when on addressing theElectwas of Great Britain, he ap waled to their feelingi for the Greeks, and their detestation Of Ferdinand of Spain, and told them that the oppression Crolored•bY the Greeks was nothing in comparison with that inflicted upon the slaVea in the West - Indies, and the tyrants, far more odious than Ferdinand, were Supported by British bayonets on their petty plantation thrones? This language could haVe no other effect than to retard Whatever could benefit the *lave, and towards the Colonists it was. unjust, illiberal, and unhandsome. Dr. LusniNgTag could not shut his mouth upon this sub ject when he heard parties with whom, he was proud to say, he had- acted in concert thus attacked. If exaggeration bad been indulged, and excitement produced, to whom were they to be as ' cribed? He'was of opinion that little exaggeration could be im puted so the society of which he was a member. Documents had, recentle,arriVed, which chewed that their statements fell short of the naked' facts. The Honourable-Member had produced one short passage from it work of 100 pages, without making any al lowance for the provocation its learned and excellent author had received, against whom a torrent of libels had been published in., the \Vest Indies. Mr. BERNAL asserted that the grnscest exaggerations had been disseminated. He instanced the branding of Negroes, which prac tice had been said to prevail in Jamaica. This he pronounced to be an unfounded calumny. Was it not also a calumny to assert that the law passed by the Jamaica House of Assembly to prevent arrests on Sundays, had been framed with a view to the benefit of the masters and not of the slaves. He averred that this measure had been adopted particularly op account of the slaves, to whom the Sunday market was important. , The work of accusation was much easier than diet of defence. A Memnsit, whose name we could not learn, intimated that he was himself connected with the West India Colonies, and said that the Hon. Member who was about to bring up the Petition had precisely defined his feelings, and he believed the gevral 'feelings of the whole West India interest. They wished for nothing so anxi ously DA to know what was required of them: Mr. MANNING, in a speech the greater part of which was inaudible in the Gallery, complained of the tricks and artifices re sorted to for the purpose of getting up pail-ions. One of the exag gerations employed with thatview was the arsertion,that the 800,000 ahem in the West Indies were kept in the lowan state of misery and degradation. He would appeal to. the Ilan. Secretary of State if this was 'an accurate representation. Mr. SYKES produced a Jamaica Gazette, to prove the prac tice of branding, and read three yr four advenieements for the sale of slaves, all of whom were described by their marks. He referred to the notice which had been taken of a pamphlet written by a man who was equally entitled to respect fur his talents and his vir tues. He thought it uofiiir to select a particular passage from a work of that description, but did not regret that the pamphlet had been mentioned; if Hon. .Members should be induced to read it, a great advantage would be gained. Mr. Secretary CANNING had advised his Hon. Friend, the Under Secretary of State, not to reply to the appeal which had been made to %him. Nothing could be more inconvenient than for Ministers to be called upon to attest or contradict facts al leged in Petitions to that House. - Mr. T. WILSON deprecated the manner of getting up pe. titions. That from the metropolis signed by 80,000, had lain at London, and at the doors or windows . o f i t i h ifre ese ren sh t :p h ie q : allpi over' e had been placed, representing negroes in chains. This he thought ,most disgraceful. Penns of petitions bad been issued, and the clergymen and other individuals Jailed upon to assist is procuring signatures. If Ministers wanted the support of such petitions, or were to be in any degree swayed by th e m, they would be unworthy to hold their situations. Some r titions had been got up, praying for an alteration of the sugar duties, on the 'ground that the duty on West. India sugar was smaller than on sugar from the Havannah. This was a bad argument even. upon the principle of the petitioners, for a t h e West Indira bad not done all that might be wished, the Ha vantudi had done nothing. The Slave Trade had at least been abolished as it respected the West Indies, but it was still carried PRICE SIX UNPENCE. on in the Havannah. By an equalization of the dutift the West Indies would be ruined. The conduct of the Anti-Slav e r y So ciety had been such as ought to put, the house upon it s gt a rd . Some of the petitioners affected liberality and talked of indemnity. But their liberality was to do the misehief first, and adjust tier. indemnity afterwards. Ile thought it would be right on'the part of Ministers to inquire into the state of St. DotninO, in order to see if the black pophiation there was happier under the system of free labour, or if in fact, the cultivation of auger Was effectually carried on under 'hat System. Mr. EVANS said, that the Hon. Member who spoke last, had misapprehended the nbjeet of gorse of the Petitioners. They insisted, that if any favour was shown in respect to duty, it ought to be to the sugar produced by free labour, rather then as at pre sent, to thatprodneed by !lave labour. Mr. W. SMITH was conOinced that his lion. Friend, and those Gentlemen on this side of the water, who thought with him, were in total ignorance of what was passing on the other side. His Hon. Friend had said that the branding was an old story. Now he held in his hand the Supplement to the Jamaica Gazette, in which a great thrniber of advertisements appeared, describing Creole Negroes as marked with ,carious initiu4s antf. signs. Now, if he was in the situation a the pergolas who pu!',- fished there advertisements, he would rather lose lda Creole negro' than offend the eyes, and ears, and feeling r of Great Britain in sues M manner. Mr. I3ERNAL said, that . be had silted the practice of tuarkiv to be generally out of use. Undoubtedly there might be VASet of runaway *levee, who were a disgrace to the estates to which they belonged, being branded. But he repeated hia denial that the practice of getierrd branding W. 13 iu existence. Mr. It. said, that the branding of negioes WM by law punishable as cruelty ; toad if he had expected the discussion of this subject, he would have pointed out a cast• in which a person had b.en so puhished. 'fire Petition was then ordered to be printed. •! Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition froM tholuhabit ants of Dover, expressing their satisfaction at the Measure' taken by the House for ameliorating the condition of Slaves, and pray ing for the Abolition of Slavery. The Hon. Member stated that, from his knowledge, the planters and owners of alarks in the West Indies had dune much to ameliorate the condition of the negro•po pulation. Also .five similar Petitions from Bow, Amesbury, and other places—Ordered to he printed. ALIEN LAWS Mr. Secretary PEEL rose to move foe leave te,hring ;in aLilf to regulate the lulu relating to Aliens in this country. When „the subject was last before the House, a hope was expreseed blehis Right lion. Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, anditionielf, that the bill then pareied might he the termination of the Asit.whieh gave to the Executive the power of ectmpefihrg an Alien .to leave the country at pleasure, unless unforeseen eireumstancee should arise to create the necessity of its eontiuuanre. The time was now , arrived when their course must he (loci: Act ex piring in November next. He was extremely happy to inform the House that they did not mean to call for its. renewal.-. (Hear, hear !)—lt was, therefore, his present object to pro pose to the House what be thought no one could object to— e measure requiring, the registration of the warms and residences of aliens in this country. They propostol trehave no other imseer of compelling them to leave the country than that affordedeby the law of the natural subjeet.—(cheers.)—He begged to say, that to no individual was the being able to dispense With this law more welcome than to himself.—(Hear, heat !).-elle had the ma , tisfuction to feel, also, that in the hands of the present Govern.; ment, its powers had %ever been abused, or harshly exercised.. In the time of the Noble Lord who preceded him, they were widows put into operation ; and since they had devolved upon him, they had only been exercised in one, and that nut t political instance. That one was in the case of an Ambassador, who was publicly menaced by a, foreigner, and who hail of course a strong claim upon the protection of Government. In that single cure alone had he acted upon the power so given . to the Obternment. And he must say that not only had he not exercised the power itself, hut he had taken cant to prevent aeypersonal inconveeience to foreignerw which might have arisen from the menace of employing it, on the part of subordinete officers. The Act which'lie should propo se to substitute in its place would require that every alien landing in this country should, under a certain penalty, give a true declaration of his name and the place to which he intended to proceesi s ;_and he would_ then, at certain intervals of time, be required to give a ' notification of the place at whi c h h e res id e d. A power weeld therefore be given to his Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department to issued notice in the. Gusto& li'ont time to, time, calling upon them, for ouch a notification of their places of abode. lie must say that the assurances of the Government as to: the discontinuance of the former law, would depend upon the email:ince* connected with the conduct of the -pyritous to whom it referred. He would not have contented to give up its poiveri, unless,by his own personal observation of the conduct of foreign ers residing in this country, he believed they would not abuse the new ptivileges they were about to enjoy. It was well knoWn that there were many now here, who had been driven to - find au asylum from the internal diesentions of their own countries. They had bee n received here, and an asylum had beets afforded them, Ile hoped the same feelings would still be exercised towards them, mid he hoped they would not make the land in which they had found an asylum the scene of cabals 'and intrigue.—(Hear hoped they would not, and he did not think they would; but if that should be the etc* he desired it to he known that he should net have theleak heitation in applying to Parliament for a renewal of the powers which they now abandoned, in the full trust Apt experience would nut prove such a courses necessary, he should now move that leave be given to bring in u Bill to provide for the Re gistration of Aliens.—(Hear !) Lord ALTHORP expressed his gratification at what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, and said that he was perfeetly satisfied that no evil could arise from this relaxation of the law. , 71-le hoped the country would never see the revival of a measure so unconstitutional as that which they were now getting rid of. Fie did not know that the registration of the names was neeeiwaryi'but: he saw no objection to it. Mr. HODHOVSE said that the determination thus taken by the Government would be :hailed by all elastics in all counfriett with the greatest possible satisfaction. He believed the Right Honourable Gentleman was not aware of the extent of the good he was doing. He could assure him that the Alien Bill had beets reekoned,abroad, usrthis connecting link between Great Britain and the European despots. The measure would be hailed throughout Europe, in connection with other measures of the Right Ho nourable Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as a return to that system which, through a succession of ages and triumphs, maintained the influence and character of this country as the common protector of the oppressed. He hardly knew in what terms to record his own gratitude, when he saw this excellent measure introduced to the House. Sir 11. WILSON joined in the general satisfitetion anti gratitude of the House at the conduct of Government in reftrence to this question. He could not only bear testimony to the flirt of the Right Honourable Gentleman never having used the power granted by the law now about to expire, but he could from his own knowledge corroborate the fact that the Right Hen. Gentle man had always discountenanced any conduct on the part of subordinate Officers which went to throw vexation or inconve nience in the way of foreigners. He had, in fact, always ellewit an anxiety to protect aliens, anti, as far as the law would elm, to give them all the advantage,' of natural subjects. Theremas Only one point in respect to the new measure upon which, he wished to vay a word. Many persons were compelled to leo'' , their own country on account of political troubles under feigned names; what he wished to ;k*k wait, whether such persons Would be obliged to give their tree names. If they we/c, the gam's: upon the passport would appear different from that g i v er, , the Officers in this country. were not geurr.i.ly mr. stmtuyiPEElhtinade to the Officer, that the true name we e coniitiently connuaticat would be considered tattlicient.Wsoemue;,ll7r,trvootaltiltriniatere4TlY: 211 Mr. It. SMITII ailiked if it wits ix,temkd to require the real name for the purposes o. public exposure? Mr. pEEL a» d, that names No obtained never h.ei 14 , 0 1 / 2awl uty - rt t v , made public. It was only desired